Queen of Katwe (2016)

Mira Nair's Queen of Katwe is one of those inspirational underdog stories set in the slums of Uganda. A feel good triumph over adversity film.Based on true facts it tells the tale of 10 year old Phiona Mutesi who sells maize with her siblings and her devoutly religious single mother Nakku (Lupita Nyong'o.) Phiona may not have a formal education but when she joins a chess club organised by football coach Robert Katende (David Oyelowo.) she shows her competitive and combative spirit as well as a natural talent for chess.The film uses many amateur actors who have a intuitive spark but sometimes lack emotional depth. However the biggest problem was Mira Nair's direction and the script. The film is too long and predictable. For every triumph Phiona has is later met with disaster such as her brother getting involved in a traffic accident.It is a film that follows a formula like it was an IKEA instructional manual for some flat pack furniture.

This movie was absolutely astonishing. I loved this movie it makes a stand for not only women, but black people as well. It shows that we can be intellectuals and champion's. I like how the movie shows the young character who was a great actress started from the slums but fought her way to a better life style even after losing her home. This movie made me emotional and wish I had their type of discipline and understand their struggles. I think this movie was great and everyone should have saw this movie.

Movie is done really well. The sets, most of the music, character development, is all good. The only main issue I had with the film was that at about 4-5 different instances in the film, it seemed there was a loss of time or not enough of an explanation of what happened in-between the 2 transitioning scenes. It is able to be assumed or pieced together, but I think a film like this should make sure those scenes join together a lot better than it is. As far as the music, I only had a problem with the music played right at the starting. I thought it should of been more like the African instrumental music that is played later in the film, and not popish.

Queen of Katwe The reason women don't play chess is because all of the pieces resemble penises.Fortunately, the female in this drama is unafraid of the phallic looking bits.Raised by her single mother (Lupita Nyong'o) in the abject poverty of Katwe, Uganda along side her brothers and sisters, 10-year-old Phiona Mutesi (Madina Nalwanga) doesn't have much of a future beyond selling her body.That is until she meets Robert Katende (David Oyelowo), a soccer coach who teaches chess to his players on the side. Intrigued, Phiona joins his club where she proves a phenom and fierce competitor.As her matches take her further from the slums, she finds more to life than Katwe.The powerful and inspiring depiction of the real-life chess champion, this Disney adaption of an ESPN magazine article on Phiona is a true underdog movie with vibrant performances from its leads that help transcend the film's more formulaic moments.Moreover, it's good for the male chess players to meet a real-life female. Green Lightvidiotreviews.blogspot.ca